Their breeding choruses are a well-known harbinger of spring in New England, and you can hear them at a wetland near you. We’re talking about spring peepers and wood frogs. They, along with some ...

Spring peepers are tiny brown frogs that are currently creating a loud chorus in south-central Indiana wetlands. Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve is a prime location to listen to the frog chorus ...

A tiny peeper, aka pseudacris crucifer, makes a huge noise. This episode was first heard in March 2018 and was produced by Andrew Parrella. It’s an unmistakable sound; one that elicits memories, ...

During a recent lecture on evolution, I had to explain the differences between three different processes known as geographic, temporal and behavioral isolation. Geographic isolation is the easiest of ...

Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that f Join Evie as she explores the fascinating world of Spring Peepers, those tiny frogs that fill the air with ...

Each spring as the snow and ice melts during the thawing month of April, they create ponds. Many of these vernal pools do not retain water for long afterward, but for now the Northland has a plethora ...

Winter-weary folks longing for spring might seek signs in everything from bird songs to early blooming flowers to migrating ducks bobbing through the clouds on warming winds. For Matthew McCort, it’s ...

For me, winter is a great time to visit the wetland areas of our beautiful state. You can see things in the landscape that you can't see during the summer when the trees have their leaves on and the ...

The Peeper: easy to hear, harder to spot. It’s an unmistakable sound. One that elicits memories, sights and scents of events long ago. It recalls the joy of youth, the possibility of a spring evening.

We like to think that everything in nature has its own particular time and place. But nature is fond of throwing us curves. As a naturalist, a common question I’m asked during foliage season is, “why ...

The Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society will host a Spring Peeper and Wetlands Walk at the Historic Dreibelbis Farm in Virginville at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23. “The event features a very special ...

But I shall not fret over meteorological what-ifs right now because my ears are full of spring peeper music. It wafts from the pond and damp pasture at Dennis Smelcer’s place, just down the hill from ...